The overall slowdown in champagne demand has been driven by global economic slowdown and declining consumer confidence. Consumers are looking for cheaper sparkling wines from Spain, Italy, and California. Exports to the US and the UK, the two largest markets for champagne outside of France have been hit hard. The major winemaking regions in France are reducing prices due to declining exports.However, rising consumption of champagne in emerging...more
Buying a medieval sword in modern day times can be a tough task to accomplish. Stores selling these products tend to be niche industries and in most cases you will not find them by simply walking down your street. I wrote this article to help you with your quest and make sword purchasing a fun and easy task.The first thing you should do is determine your reason for buying a medieval sword. Will you be purchasing this item simply for display...more
The market for optical networking has been rising continuously and showing signs of growing even in adverse market conditions. Ethernet is a major cause behind the growing industry demand. In United States, the market has a stronghold, as there are large number of mobile internet users and high household internet penetration. China is a developing market and offers potential opportunity for the optical networking equipment suppliers.The current macroeconomic environment did not affect much of spending on WDM and submarine demand. The submarine fiber optics systems market is being driven by the record growth of the Internet, new devices and broadband services. Regulatory interventions make this market highly sensitive as barriers to entry are high. Also regional players make the competition difficult for the outside suppliers.The telecom bubble burst has given a further push to the optical networking industry by making a strong market for metro WDM equipment. Another significant driver of fundamental growth is the underlying technology shift within the network. As a result, while overall growth may be stagnant, growth within the next generation technologies is positive. Rising...more
In the year 2008, business environment for the Flavor and Fragrance (F&F) industry was difficult mostly because of the increasingly severe financial and economic crisis in the second half of the year and rise in raw material prices. In this difficult business environment, the ordering behavior of the customers of the F&F industry was more...more
The money transfer market or the remittance market is extremely large and has been growing at a steady rate over the last two decades, driven mostly by a combination of long-term trends relating to immigration flows, disparities among national economies and technological innovation. But the remittance from overseas workers, which is a financial...more
The global online advertising industry has witnessed the rapid emergence of social networking sites and is growing rapidly despite the economic slowdown. The growth of this industry is being driven by increasing internet users, rising awareness and growing broadband subscription rate and ecommerce, which is playing a key role in this industry. In coming years online Ad spending is expected to overtake the TV advertising market. The industry is divided into various segments but mainly three segments (search, display and classifieds) represent the whole industry. Rich media is a new segment recently entered in the online Ad industry, caters to a small portion of the market whereas search, display and classifieds serves almost 80% of the online Ad industry. There are various revenue models, out of which pay-per-impression and pay-per click are the most common among others. In terms of online Ad spending by geography, UK, Netherlands and the pan-European sector lead the market but in terms of internet Ad budget allocation France, Germany, Spain and Italy have a strong presence. United States is the most developed market for the advertising industry. In Canada, internet advertising...more
Heart diseases or heart attacks are nowadays becoming more and more common, and in fact, are one of the largest killing diseases worldwide. Heart attack is caused by narrowing of or any blockage in the coronary arteries, which supply blood to heart...more
The vegetable oil industry has witnessed significant growth over the past few years on account of a growing population as well as the rising demand for alternative energy sources. Among the various types of vegetable oil, palm oil (including palm...more
Last year was the first time that TED broadened its horizons and came to the UK for the first TED Global conference held in Oxford. Since 1984 TED has been gathering together the world's brightest thinkers the people who are doing the most...more
It's been described as the "Rock Star of Adhesive Strips." It is the ultimate packaging and shipping supply. It is sturdy, durable, and reliable.It is duct tape. And it is the King of Shipping Tape.It was in 1985 that the fictional...more
Global health insurance plan is the choice for regular travelers & expatriates. Because you don't know when illness will hit you, you've to get an insurance plan that will protect you even when you're out of the country. Although it...more
Global implies many pieces spanning a large area. One World is the concept of one in unity. Are you living in a global or One World society and mindset? Think about go to market strategies in the information age. Global variety has emphasis. Global...more